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Harte Gold Announces Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement with BNPP

Harte Gold announces the second amendment of its Forbearance Agreement with BNP Paribas (“BNPP”). The Forbearance Agreement, initially announced on July 30, 2021, and amended on September 30, 2021, has been further amended pursuant to an Amending Agreement dated October 15, 2021, which extends the date to which BNPP has agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions, to refrain from ...

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Legato Merger Corp. Receives Stockholder Approval for its Business Combination with Algoma Steel

Legato Merger Corp., a U.S. publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Algoma Steel Group Inc., a fully integrated producer of hot and cold rolled steel products, today announced that Legato’s stockholders have approved the previously announced business combination transaction between Legato and Algoma (the “Merger”). The holders of approximately 74 per cent of the shares of Legato common stock voted ...

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Sault College and Humber College’s Unique Engineering Degree Program Welcomes First Cohort

Representatives from Sault College and Humber College joined together virtually yesterday to sign the official Memorandum of Understanding for the co-delivery of the Bachelor of Engineering – Mechatronics program. The signing was complemented with the sharing of student experiences in the program highlighting the unique collaboration between the two institutions.   The Mechatronics degree, which welcomed its first cohort this ...

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Happenings at Wawa First United Church – October 14

In-Person Worship Services will continue on October 17th, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. All are Welcome. Covid-19 protocols will be followed. More Good News! The UCW Thrift Shop will be held October 28, 29, 30 and November 1st (aka Bag Day). The last day to donate is October 23rd. Please, no electronics or large items of furniture.

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Students take part in National Truth and Reconciliation Day activities

  As part of activities held at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) on National Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30, students registered in the English grade 12 course as well as their teacher, Ms. Janie-Céleste Bédard, painted rocks. Each student made sure to take the time to choose the symbol they wanted to represent and which, to them, was meaningful for ...

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Souligner la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation

  Dans le cadre des activités tenues à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) lors de la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation le 30 septembre dernier, les élèves inscrits au cours d’English 12e année ainsi que leur enseignante, Mme Janie-Céleste Bédard, ont peint des roches. Chaque élève s’est assuré de prendre le temps de bien choisir le symbole qu’il ...

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NOSM strengthening roots in Thunder Bay

Earlier this week, Dr. Sartia Verma, Dean, President and CEO of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), hosted the first in a series of consultations on the future of NOSM. After providing community members with an update of the School’s impact on health care and education in Thunder Bay, Dr. Verma spoke about her vision for NOSM as Canada’s ...

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School Mental Health Team provides an overview of Mental Health Resources & Supports available for ASDB students

Algoma District School Board (ADSB) trustees were provided with an update on mental health supports in place for ADSB students at the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Tuesday, October 5th. Members of ADSB’s School Mental Health (SMH) team including Mental Health Lead Darryl Fillmore and School and Attendance counsellors Christina Williams, Kar1i-Rae Lee and Shawna Wilson, joined the ...

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Michael Le Blanc of SSM wins Lightning Lotto

Michael LeBlanc of Sault Ste. Marie was struck by the LIGHTNING LOTTOjackpot on September 2, 2021. The top prize, which started at $125,000, had grown to $293,497.40 before Michael won it! Michael also won $2 for matching 2 of the 5 numbers from a second line on his ticket with the day’s winning numbers, bringing his total winnings to$293,499.40.   ...

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Joseph Pichette of Garden River won with Instant Bingo Multiplier

BINGO! Joseph Pichette of Garden River won a $100,000 prize with INSTANT BINGO MULTIPLIER (Game #3075).   INSTANT BINGO MULTIPLIER is available for $10 a play and the top prize is $250,000. Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.49.   The winning ticket was purchased at Rankin Confectionary on Frontenac Street in Sault Ste. Marie.

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Are you a Young Professional Visionary?

Nominations are now open for Strive Young Professionals Group’s (YPG) fifth annual Algoma Visionary Awards (AVA). Strive YPG is looking to recognize 17 young professionals across the Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma region, for their efforts to achieve greatness in leadership, community engagement, professional achievement, volunteerism and mentoring in the community. There are two categories to nominate a young professional: ...

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Fog Advisory

5:16 AM EDT Thursday 07 October 2021 Fog advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat City of Thunder Bay Marathon – Schreiber Nipigon – Rossport Cloud Bay – Dorion Kakabeka Falls – Whitefish Lake – Arrow Lake Areas of dense fog are occurring, especially in areas along the shores of Lake Superior. What: Visibility ...

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Beaucoup de petites entreprises sont vulnérables aux cyberattaques

Malgré la menace accrue de cyberattaques pendant la pandémie, près de la moitié (47 %) des propriétaires de petites entreprises canadiennes interrogés disent ne consacrer aucune partie de leur budget d’exploitation annuel à la cybersécurité. Cela représente une augmentation de 14 % par rapport à 2019, où un tiers (33 %) avait déclaré ne pas allouer de budget pour la cybersécurité, selon un ...

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Many small businesses vulnerable to cyber attacks

Despite the increased threat of cyber-attacks during the pandemic, almost half (47%) of Canadian small businesses surveyed say they do not allocate any portion of their annual operating budget to cyber security. This marks an increase of 14% from 2019, when one-third (33%) said they do not allocate any budget to cyber security, according to a new Leger survey, commissioned ...

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École Saint-Joseph students mark National Truth and Reconciliation Day

As part of the activities held at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) on National Truth and Reconciliation Day and Orange Shirt Day on September 30, junior and senior kindergarten students had the opportunity to participate in a special activity. To recognize and commemorate missing children and victims of Native residential schools, Ms. Kylie Millette, Native School Support Worker, held a smudge ceremony. ...

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